The 1939 Golden Gate Expo was supposed to be a “Pageant of the Pacific,” celebrating the diverse cultures represented in the United States, Latin America, and Asia. This is shown in the two buildings on the cover of this menu. … Continue reading
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The Californian was Southern Pacific’s Chicago-Los Angeles economy train, operating from 1936 to 1947 in competition with Union Pacific’s Challenger. This 1938 menu folder is fancier than the ones used on the pre-war Challenger, which were usually just cards. But … Continue reading
Austrian theater and film director Max Reinhardt staged A Midsummer Night’s Dream for five nights at the Hollywood Bowl in September, 1934, and then five nights at the San Francisco Opera House and two nights at UC Berkeley in October. … Continue reading
This is a flimsy paper menu that wasn’t actually used as a menu but as a come-on to get people to go to the dining car. The menu side says it is a sample menu that illustrates the type of … Continue reading
Here’s another beautiful painting by Michel Kady on the cover of a Southern Pacific menu. We’ve previously seen five others, all of which can be accessed on the SP menu series page. All of these menus were used for tour … Continue reading
We’ve seen both these menus before, but one of mine was heavily faded from being on display. Though I never let it be in the direct sun, apparently even a little light causes the yellows and reds to disappear. Fortunately, … Continue reading
The Abington Pennsylvania high school band rode the Rio Grande on January 3 and 4. The menu doesn’t say what year, but it must have been 1962, when the band marched in the Pasadena Rose Parade. Click image to download … Continue reading
This is the 33rd menu I’ve identified in the series of Rio Grande menus with color photos glued onto the front covers. It is far from the most interesting menu in the series but all new menus are interesting as … Continue reading
We’ve seen this menu cover before, but it was from a blank menu so I posted just a JPEG of the cover. Today’s is a complete menu dated October, 1969. As I’ve noted before, the Budd Company, which built the … Continue reading
When I first saw this cover on a 1950 menu, I thought it was very pretty, but I couldn’t afford it. The railroad must have had some extra stock left over when it printed this menu for a Burlington Route … Continue reading